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Maple Roasted Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

This is one of my fave go-to’s for a quick and simple comforting dish. I usually cook this dish in fall or winter, when I’m craving something cozy and warm, but there’s no rule that says you can’t have comfort food in summer, too! Plus, it’s so easy… literally a teensy prep, roast, and done. I like that.

I highly recommend using bone-in/skin-on chicken… both breasts or thighs work. The skin gets crispy and delicious and keeps the chicken moist. The veggies are simple… just chop up some sweet potatoes and an onion, throw ’em in a pan with some olive oil, maple syrup, and fresh thyme, and then toss in a dash of salt and pepper… easy right? Then you bake it and voila… done. You might be thinking maple syrup in poultry sounds a bit bizarre, but it’s really good (sorry guys but the Aunt Jemima stuff won’t work here- it’s gotta be the good stuff). You don’t need much though, just enough so that when mixed with the natural sweetness of the sweet potatoes and the earthy tones of the thyme, it creates a sweet savory coating for the veggies and chicken… yum. Bonus about this dish… you don’t have to worry about exact measurements- you can literally just toss the stuff together, bake, and eat. Five main ingredients, lass than an hour, and boom… you have din din 🙂

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This recipe looks delicious AND it fits the paleo autoimmune protocol. So, thank you! I recently started a weekly Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable through my blog, and I would love it if you linked up this recipe. I’m trying to expand resources for the AIP community. Here’s the link: http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2013/12/18/paleo-aip-recipe-roundtable-7/

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[…] If you’re a meat and potatoes kinda guy or gal, let this be your go-to. Of course, you can add extra veggies to the mix, but here you get a full meal that could easily be considered comfort food – done up healthily, of course! Get this hearty recipe from Honey, Ghee and Me. […]

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